I-valve yebhola yensimbi engagqwali iwuhlobo lwevalvu esetshenziswa kabanzi ohlelweni lwamapayipi, olusebenza kahle kakhulu kanye nezinhlelo eziningi zokusebenza. Izinto ze-valve yebhola yensimbi engagqwali ngokuvamile zenziwe ngensimbi engagqwali engu-201 esezingeni eliphezulu, enokumelana nokugqwala okuhle kakhulu nokumelana nokushisa okuphezulu, ngakho-ke ifaneleka ezindaweni ezahlukahlukene ezinokhahlo. Ingasetshenziswa ekulawuleni ukugeleza kanye nokunqanyulwa koketshezi oluhlukahlukene, amagesi kanye nezihwamuko.
Inqubo yokukhiqiza ye-valve yebhola yensimbi engagqwali iwukucubungula impahla yensimbi engagqwali ibe yisimo sebhola, bese wengeza umzila owuketshezi olinganayo phakathi kwebhola ukuze wakhe umzimba webhola. Ivamise ukwakhiwa ngebhola, umzimba we-valve, isihlalo kanye nesiqu se-valve. Inqubo yokukhiqiza ye-valve yebhola yensimbi engenasici ihlanganisa uchungechunge lwezinqubo ezifana nokukhethwa kwezinto ezibonakalayo, ukubunjwa kokucubungula, ukucubungula ukugeleza kwesiteshi, ukuhlanganisa nokunye.
I-valve yebhola yensimbi engagqwali nayo inezici zokumelana nokugqwala okuqinile, ingasebenza ngokujwayelekile emithonjeni ehlukahlukene egqwalayo njenge-asidi, i-alkali, usawoti kanye ne-oxide, futhi igcine impilo ende yesevisi. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-valve yebhola yensimbi engagqwali ilula futhi ihlangene esakhiweni, ithatha indawo encane, kulula ukuyifaka nokugcina, futhi inokwethenjelwa okuhle nokuqina.